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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2025
Applicant:
Skechers U.s.a., Inc. Ii, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Stockbridge, Palos Verdes Estates, CA (US);
Chih Hsiang Hsu, Taoyuan, TW;
Anthony Dean, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Assignee:
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. II, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/04 (2006.01); A43B 13/18 (2006.01); B29C 44/02 (2006.01); B29D 35/00 (2010.01); B29D 35/12 (2010.01); B29D 35/14 (2010.01); C08J 9/12 (2006.01); B29C 43/02 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A43B 13/187 (2013.01); A43B 13/04 (2013.01); B29C 44/02 (2013.01); B29D 35/0054 (2013.01); B29D 35/122 (2013.01); B29D 35/142 (2013.01); C08J 9/122 (2013.01); B29C 43/02 (2013.01); B29K 2023/083 (2013.01); B29L 2031/504 (2013.01); C08J 2203/06 (2013.01); C08J 2203/08 (2013.01); C08J 2207/00 (2013.01); C08J 2323/08 (2013.01); C08J 2331/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sole for footwear and a method of manufacturing them comprising at least one polymeric foam expanded through supercritical fluid (SCF). The polymeric foam may have a plurality of holes or cavities introduced into the first surface of the polymer material prior to supercritical fluid expansion, wherein a relative proportion of the plurality of holes or cavities increases with a thickness of the polymer material. A portion of the polymeric foam having at least one hole or cavity may be translucent.